Sunday, June 7, 2009

The Oilcloth Alfresco Series, NO-SEW Chalk Cloth Bunting!

Todays project is a NO-SEW Chalk Cloth Bunting! Even those of us that have been sewing for (WAY to many) decades love a good no-sew project. With just a few tools and a little chalk and oilcloth you can make a cool banner that you will use at all of your parties and celebrations for years to come! I hope you enjoyed making it as much as I did!

The number of banner pieces you will need depends on your desired greeting, think Birthdays, Graduations, and Barbecues!

step one. Cut chalk cloth 6" by 8" and oilcloth slightly larger at 6 1/4" by 8". By doing so you get a peak of the back side of the oilcloth--it hints that there is something fun to be seen from the back too.

step 2. Once you have all your pieces cut out clip them together.

step 3. Use white colored pencil to mark your cutting line. Careful not to clip to close to the edge.

step 4. Fold both layers of fabric and clip.

step 5. You're now ready to string the ribbon through the slits. I like wrapping the end of the ribbon with a piece of tape to make this easier to work with, think flat shoe lace tips. Alternate the look by sliding the ribbon in from the top and then on the next piece come up from the bottom.

5 comments:

OMG I love it. I have tons of chalk fabric and have no more ideas left but this one is great. You could also make extras add letter to personalize with a name and change it for each person!I LOVE IT THANKS!

LOVE your project and it has inspired me to try something new....I was thinking of making a memory/matching card game for children's gifts. I'd like to use chalkcloth on one side (for versatility) and a pretty oilcloth on the other. Can I glue the wrong side of chalkcloth to the wrong side of oilcloth? What kind of glue? Also, I bought one of the squiggly rotary cutters.... I saw that you had a ruler with a squiggly edge?!? How do I use that rotary cutter to cut my lines? Sorry if they questions are annoyingly basic; I'm a new sewer and new to oilcloth!

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Oilcloth Safety

Please note that the recent Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) prohibits oilcloth garments such as bibs and aprons or toys for children. While there are no heavy metals in oilcloth, it does contain Phthalates, which softens the plastic coating used to manufacture Oilcloth. With this in mind it may not be suited for Snack Bags and Sandwich Wraps especially for children. I suggest using the more family friendly Laminated Cottons. Also note we plan to expand our selection of this new lux oilcloth in the near future.

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